Colson Capital Punishment: A Personal Statement Charles W. Colson was imprisoned for his role in the Watergate scandal and uses his faith to justify capital punishment in the most extreme cases, such that is proportional to the crime committed. Summary Charles W. Colson makes many fine points about the support of the use of capital punishment. He quotes many bible passages including (Acts 25:11) when he states “If… I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die,” (Paul). Essentially, Colson believes that one must accept the proper punishment for their wrongdoings, even if that is death, and that “by not punishing moral evil the authorities are not performing their God-appointed responsibility in society,”(Colson).
There was enough bloodshed during the war, which purged further necessity for revenge from either side. The passage reads, “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”
In this paper, I am going to discuss the issue of the death penalty. Christians have been debating against the death penalty for a long time. In the book, Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, David Gushee and Glen Stassen have established some interesting arguments and key factors that Christians might would like to use to continue their debate against the death penalty. I am going to lay out Gushee’s and Stassen’s arguments and focus on the reasons they give for being against the death penalty. They focus on Christlikeness, Powers and Authorities, Forgiveness, and Mission of the Church.
Capital punishment has long been a heavily debated issue. In his article, “The Rescue Defence of Capital Punishment,” author Steve Aspenson make a moral argument in favor of capital punishment on the grounds that that is the only way to bring about justice and “rescue” murder victims. Aspenson argues as follows: 1. We have a general, prima facie duty to rescue victims from increasing harm. 2.
I feel that revenge is a waste of time. Seeking revenge doesn 't cancel out the behaviors that hurt you. Instead of focusing on revenge, it is much more beneficial to try to make peace with the issue. In the story “Odyssey” Odysseus took revenge on the people that was trying to take his place as being king by killing them all. I get why Odysseus was furious but I’m sure there was a better way to handle the situation.
In addition revenge is something that will always be around because of greedy, vicious people. As stated before,“Revenge is a dish best served cold.” Overall, the trials should make us be thankful that we don’t have a court system that is based off of religion, but on
Rough Draft Is the death penalty an effective and justified punishment? This is a topic many Americans have discussed for a long time, and has caused much controversy. Both sides have their pros and cons, and they will be discussed. The first point that many people have about capital punishment is that it’s unconstitutional.
Part One – Christian Worldview In today’s world it is easy to become enchanted by worldly things. The deceptions that Christian’s allow themselves to believe (i.e. just this once, it’s not going to hurt anyone, I can handle it, I can stop whenever I want, etc.) come directly from Satan. There was a time when hearing a curse word or seeing too much flesh in a movie would be embarrassing; now it appears to be the norm and most Christians do not even bat an eye at such things any more.
o “crime is both a manifestation of the great mysteries of evil and human freedom and an aspect of the very complex reality that is contemporary society.” o The difference in comparison, my perception is more to the point of what a crime is, whereas the Bishops definition addresses part of the mystery of human life itself yields an evil aspect as part of the freedoms provides to the human race. 3. Some societies have taken capital punishment as a given.
Capital Punishment Punishment is the imposition of a penalty as retribution for a crime, and the retribution deserves those who do the crime. The main idea of this chapter is whether the killer deserves to die or not, and we ought to kill them or not. Stephen Nathanson argues against the punishment that leads to execution. He said that the actual and moral beliefs based on the death penalty are wrong and must be repealed. Many people said that the death penalty is the best way to deter murder and thus save lives.
There are many instances throughout the Bible where killing another human is condemned, especially the innocent. For example, in Exodus 20:13 God commanded that his people shall not murder. God directly commanded humanity to not kill others. Lead in, “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.” (The Holy Bible, ESV, 2001/2016, Genesis 9:6).
The Assault on a Biblical Text” By Wilma A. Bailey it mentions that for many centuries there was an attempt to understand the true meaning of the commandment “do not kill” on the topic of the death penalty. Barry Cytron gives three points that are used in Judaism to support the death penalty. The first example Cytron brings in is that “moral order demands it” (death penalty). The second example Cytron brings in is the “life for a life” statement and the third example Cytron brings in is that it restores balance (“You Shall Not Kill or You Shall Not Murder? The Assault on a Biblical Text”, Wilma A.
This is having no morals for anything but themselves. The Christian worldview to me is the existence of God from the beginning to the end. This holds a willingness to help others and
Religious philosophy views on punishment differ as definitions lay at opposite ends on a scale. Punishment is an action necessary to have a debt repaid. Ethics matters as a person’s or social group can be under the wrong or right hand. Punishment is a punitive action done to make the offender repay the debt they incurred. It is done for the benefit of the offended (Old Testament in Christian Bible).
Capital punishment, otherwise known as the death penalty, is a humane form of execution legally used on a person convicted of a capital crime such as murder, or treason. To some, capital punishment is justice, providing closure for the loss of a loved one. With others, however, it is just more senseless violence slowly tearing people apart. Due to its dark history, the ruthless discrimination it causes, and the major conflicts that it has created, capital punishment is considered to be one of the most controversial components of the United States Criminal Justice System.
